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Discovery Semiconductors

InGaAs photodetectors and optical receivers, including for space

About Discovery Semiconductors

Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. is a United States manufacturer of ultrafast InGaAs photodetectors and optical receivers, based at 119 Silvia Street in Ewing, New Jersey. Its website says the company began in 1993 and has grown into a global enterprise with high-technology products for 10, 40 and 100 gigabit applications. It is privately owned, holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system, and states business activities in over 30 countries and more than 1,000 clients.

Products

  • High optical power handling InGaAs photodiodes and photoreceivers, including models to 50 GHz
  • RF over fiber optical receivers and balanced optical receivers
  • Coherent system components for optical communications
  • 28 and 56 gigabaud datacom receivers with PAM4 and NRZ-ASK modulation
  • More than 20 different photodiodes and photoreceivers for shortwave infrared space missions to low Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond, for sensing and optical links
  • Space qualified InGaAs quad photodiode plus transimpedance amplifier photoreceivers, with a large active area, small capacitance and low crosstalk between quadrants

Customers and recognition

The company says its customers include Fortune 500 telecom, datacom and aerospace companies, defence organisations, universities and emerging communication companies. It reports being honoured in the 2020 Military and Aerospace Electronics Innovator Awards. The site also records an environmental management commitment and a philosophy of continuous innovation, courteous customer service and zero tolerance for failure.

Events

Discovery Semiconductors is listed as a sponsor of Space Symposium 2027 and as an exhibitor at Space Tech Expo Europe 2026.

Contact

Discovery Semiconductors is listed under Manufacturers, Space and is based in Ewing, United States.
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Location

119 Silvia Street, Ewing, NJ 08628, United States

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Shows where Discovery Semiconductors exhibits or has exhibited

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  • Space Tech Expo Europe

    Space Tech Expo Europe

    17 to 19 November 2026 · Bremen, Germany

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  • Space Symposium

    Space Symposium

    Exhibited in 2026. Next edition 12 to 15 April 2027 · Colorado Springs, United States

    Co-sponsor2026 list; 2027 not published yet

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